The Harvest Month
1956-10-05 | 94 minutes
Plot Summary
The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a novel by Nobel prize winning finnish author F.E. Sillanpää. Simply put, the story concerns the decline and fall of a once-proud family, thanks to the alcoholism of its paterfamilias. Toivo Makela delivers a powerfully effective performance as the inebriated protagonist, avoiding the usual "drunken" cliches. The overlong running time, coupled with the downbeat nature of the subject, limited the film's worldwide appeal.
Cast
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Toivo MäkeläViktor Sundvall
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Emma VäänänenSaima Sundvall
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Rauni LuomaMaija Länsilehto
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Aino-Maija TikkanenTyyne Sundvall
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Rauni IkäheimoIita
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Senni NieminenHanna Nieminen
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Heikki SavolainenMauno Viljanen
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Pentti IrjalaMies saunalla
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Olavi AhonenMies saunalla
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Matti KassilaNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Tommi RinneJuhlija (uncredited)
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Leo JokelaJuhlija (uncredited)
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